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Dog owners plead for more bins
DOG walkers in Caldicot want more waste bins placed around the town, saying a shortage is causing "overwhelming" problems. Ron Stewart, councillor for Caldicot Castle, claims children using St Mary's playing fields currently have to inspect the field
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80 jobs on offer at revamped centre
UP to 80 jobs are up for grabs when a revamped Gwent leisure centre re-opens this autumn. Pontypool leisure centre closed in October 2004 and is undergoing a £6.5 million refurbishment. This week leisure chiefs at Torfaen council launched a recruitment
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Forster's heroes roar to victory
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons brought some much needed relief from the Ruddockgate scandal as the actual game of rugby took over for a brief period at Rodney Parade on Saturday night. The Ospreys had stuttered to a narrow victory over Borders while Llanelli Scarlets
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Turner hits back
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner has blasted back at David Moffett, the former Welsh Rugby Union group chief executive, who has claimed the four regional coaches, Turner obviously among them, are not good enough to take over the Wales job. Scott
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Our little miracle
A GWENT woman who discovered she was pregnant moments before she was to have a hysterectomy says her son is a miracle. Natasha Hill-Cannan, 33, and her 36-year-old husband Jeremy, of Derby Crescent, Ebbw Vale, had given up on their dream of having a baby
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County need striker while the iron's hot
A LESSON in clinical finishing from St Albans consigned County to a defeat they didn't really deserve on Saturday. Hot on the heels of last week's superb win at Yeading, County again turned in an improved performance, but they were taught a painful lesson
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Life of pain for sake of £25,000
A £25,000 operation could transform the life of Newport man Simon Henson, left unable to perform even simple tasks by a rare muscular condition. But after an agonising year-long wait, former fitness instructor and rugby player Mr Henson, 34, was told
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Cheers all round for leaders
MORE than 1,200 youngsters gathered in Newport for one of Britain's largest cheerleading events yesterday. The Western Classic 2006, held in the Newport Centre, included teams called the Rhondda Rockets, Cardiff Cougars Allstars and the Birmingham Pussycats
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Anger as cemetery chimes face ban
WIND CHIMES are to be banned from a Newport cemetery following complaints they make too much noise. The city council says the chimes must be removed from Christchurch Road cemetery after some visitors complained. But others say they find the sound soothing
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St Woolos: help offers flood in
A CANON at Newport's St Woolos Cathedral says local support for the major restoration of the building is "fantastic". We reported that the cathedral in Stow Hill needs repairs, costing around £3 million, to the roof and outer walls. A rescue appeal committee
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'Help keep our school open'
SUPPORTERS of the campaign to keep Argoed primary open were out gathering support on Saturday. Groups of pupils from the school and their parents demonstrated outside the Asda supermarket in Blackwood. They handed out Save Argoed School leaflets to customers
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Ex-miner fighting a double battle
FORMER Gwent miner Vivian Edwards started his battle for compensation for chest disease eight years ago. Now Mr Edwards, 80, has another fight on his hands, as he is also hoping to secure a pay-out for knee damage if test cases prove successful. He praised
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Revenge sweet for dominant Newport
NEWPORT scored their most satisfying win of the season to reach the Konica-Minolta Cup quarter-finals at Aberavon on Saturday. Aberavon's first home loss in over a year was greeted with delight by the Newport players, not only because it avenged a 39-
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No slum homes for us - gipsies
GIPSIES in Newport are demanding a permanent site rather than council houses "in the slums". About a dozen caravans and up to 80 gipsies arrived at Newport Stadium, off Spytty Road, late last week, most with dogs, after the council evicted them from land
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Lewis' job on the line
WELSH Rugby Union chief executive Steve Lewis' job could be on the line tomorrow at the most important board meeting the WRU have held since they were formed. It has been called at the request of Mike Ruddock who last week informed Lewis he would be standing
